Retinal changes in Alzheimer's disease—integrated prospects of imaging, functional and molecular advances

VB Gupta, N Chitranshi, J den Haan, M Mirzaei… - Progress in retinal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder of the brain, clinically
characterised by cognitive deficits that gradually worsen over time. There is, at present, no …

The Importance of Mechanical Forces for in vitro Endothelial Cell Biology

E Gordon, L Schimmel, M Frye - Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Blood and lymphatic vessels are lined by endothelial cells which constantly interact with
their luminal and abluminal extracellular environments. These interactions confer physical …

From arteries to capillaries: approaches to engineering human vasculature

S Fleischer, DN Tavakol… - Advanced functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
From microscaled capillaries to millimeter‐sized vessels, human vasculature spans multiple
scales and cell types. The convergence of bioengineering, materials science, and stem cell …

Hypertension and increased endothelial mechanical stretch promote monocyte differentiation and activation: roles of STAT3, interleukin 6 and hydrogen peroxide

R Loperena, JP Van Beusecum, HA Itani… - Cardiovascular …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Aims Monocytes play an important role in hypertension. Circulating monocytes in humans
exist as classical, intermediate, and non-classical forms. Monocyte differentiation can be …

Stretchable electrochemical sensors for cell and tissue detection

YL Liu, WH Huang - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical sensing based on conventional rigid electrodes has great restrictions for
characterizing biomolecules in deformed cells or soft tissues. The recent emergence of …

Benchmarking in vitro tissue-engineered blood–brain barrier models

JG DeStefano, JJ Jamieson, RM Linville… - Fluids and Barriers of …, 2018 - Springer
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) plays a key role in regulating transport into and out of the
brain. With increasing interest in the role of the BBB in health and disease, there have been …

Arterial stiffness and dementia pathology: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC)-PET Study

TM Hughes, LE Wagenknecht, S Craft, A Mintz… - Neurology, 2018 - AAN Enterprises
Objective Arterial stiffness has been associated with evidence of cerebral small vessel
disease (cSVD) and fibrillar β-amyloid (Aβ) deposition in the brain. These complex …

Is it good to have a stiff aorta with aging? Causes and consequences

GL Pierce, TA Coutinho, LE DuBose… - Physiology, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Aortic stiffness increases with advancing age, more than doubling during the human life
span, and is a robust predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) clinical events independent …

The pathobiology of neurovascular aging

MM Santisteban, C Iadecola - Neuron, 2025 - cell.com
As global life expectancy increases, age-related brain diseases such as stroke and
dementia have become leading causes of death and disability. The aging of the …

Biofabrication strategies and engineered in vitro systems for vascular mechanobiology

S Pradhan, OA Banda, CJ Farino… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The vascular system is integral for maintaining organ‐specific functions and homeostasis.
Dysregulation in vascular architecture and function can lead to various chronic or acute …